Turmoil in global currency markets may produce positive and negative effects for California's economy.
July 2015 California jobs data has been released.
We look at the July 2015 Employment Development Department regional jobs data to see which job sectors are performing well and which are weak in several areas of California.
We examine more closely some of the Employment Development Department data on July 2015 California unemployment trends.
A spike in gas prices contributed to Los Angeles-area consumer prices rising substantially faster than the nation as a whole in July, according to new federal data.
Updated information about July 2015 major tax collections in California's General Fund has been released.
We discuss one of the likely consequences of rising California housing costs: intergenerational differences in homeownership and housing costs.
California's Employment Development Department has released June 2015 state and metropolitan area job data.
In total, 2014-15 General Fund agency cash revenue collections exceeded the Governor's estimate, as incorporated in the 2015-16 budget plan he signed into law last month, by $732 million.
Collections of the state's three major General Fund taxes combined for 2014-15 were over $650 million above the Governor's projections as incorporated into the budget act signed on June 24.
At a meeting of the special session Assembly committee considering Medi-Cal and developmental services funding, we were asked several questions concerning some state tax increase options.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and California's Employment Development Department have released May 2015 state and metropolitan area job data.
Preliminary data on California's gross domestic product shows that the state's economy again was the seventh or eighth-biggest in the world in 2014. This ranking varies depending on the data source used.
2014 California GDP growth outpaced the nation's in most economic sectors.
This note discusses recent international trade statistics for California and the likely negative effect of the strong U.S. dollar and seaport congestion on California exports.